A trip to a narrow road...

Barack Obama talks character Part 2

2008-08-24T22:25:00.001-07:00

Barack Obama talks character Part 1

2008-08-24T22:22:00.001-07:00

Barack Obama discusses issues of faith, youth and character with Rev. Rick Warren from the Saddleback Civil Forum. Video courtesy Saddleback Church

Barack Obama talks character

2008-08-24T16:28:00.000-07:00

Barack Obama discusses issues of faith, youth and character with Rev. Rick Warren from the Saddleback Civil Forum. Video courtesy Saddleback Church...

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CREATING GOD IN PRAYER

2008-07-24T20:20:00.000-07:00

Ano bang purpose natin kapag nagpi-pray tayo?

I realized that I live in a life getting in control. How people should response to me…my family members decision…everything should be within my expectation. That’s why I often ask God...”Lord sana ganito ang mangyari…” or "God sana ito ang gawin niya…”. etc and Elaborating to God what He should do and if not granted, I’ll get frustrated and magtatampo na kay Lord ng konti. ^_^

Found myself again reading the book by Philip Yancey about prayer, in part 2 entitled “View from Above”. The author pointed out how prayer can change our perspective. Most of us cared too much about our concerns and ended up in prayer, pleading to God hoping to change God’s mind. Some are thinking of ways in which God should serve us. We forget to see that God already cares about our concerns; we just need to shift direction. Beginning with God who bears primary responsibility for what happens on earth, and ask what part we can play in God’s work on earth.

Letting God be our God means that we need to climb down from our own executive chair of control. Because we cannot control our world, seeing the reality that we live on a broken planet, fallen far from God’s original intent. It takes effort to remember who we are, God’s creation, and faith to imagine what we someday will be, God’s triumph.

Indeed it will take a lot of effort taking away my own selfishness and see the reality from God’s point of view.

THE REUNION

2008-07-01T22:24:00.000-07:00

The title sounds like a horror movie.

Well, but the event last weekend seems to me a lighter version of horror movie. Hehehe!!! It’s actually a death anniversary commemoration of my grandfather where most of my father’s relatives are present. The makuapo and apos are there so the place is filled with so many little angels na sobrang kukulit. But amazingly the 4-storey house (with rooftop) was not crowded. We just enjoyed singing at in house videoke, eating different kinds of food, drinking different taste of red wine; a never-ending chat and you will hear laughter most of the time at every corner of the house. And there, my dreadful story is about to begin. Hehehe!!!

One of my uncles (Sorry Uncle, nakalimutan ko name mo…ikaw kasi…hehehe!!!) asked me out loud how old I am and I just answered them in a joke that I am 25 (mukha naman ah!) and immediately asking again if I already have “asawa”. Take note, hindi man lang tinanong na boyfriend. Sabagay kahit yun ang itanong, iisa lang ang sagot ko. (Hehehe!!!) And it was Sunday morning; my Uncle Tim started to be so makulit and wala siyang nakita kundi ako na kulitin. He started to give advice to me that I should initiate thinking of getting married…that its too hard to have a baby when your too old…and that your father should have apo to play with…etc..etc… Good thing, I manage to escape from his innocently insults to my whole being…hahaha!!! But there unknowingly rudeness doesn’t stop there. Weh!!! We had this so-called mini program organized by one of my auntie. We had an opening prayer then an intermission number from one of my auntie and after that I was also asked to render a special song. It was followed by distribution of souvenir gifts with matching picture taking with Lola Sinay. All were awarded to take pictures individually along with their husbands or wives (I guess this is the highlights of the program). Even my cousin who’s younger than me (months lang ang tanda ko) together with her husband was granted to take a picture with Lola Sinay. And how about Me? I am just honored to be their photographer then led a closing prayer to end the program. (Don’t worry hindi nila ako inalila…)

Haayyy… I don’t envy them taking pictures but it seems that I became alien coming from Venus (naks Venus talaga! Goddess of beauty kasi ito…) cursed of not getting married or without a partner.

The lesson of this story – don’t attend any reunion when you don’t have a partner na maipagmamalaki sa harapan nila…(just kidding!) But all in all, I enjoy the reunion happenings…kahit harap harapan nila akong binabalahura…hehehe!!! And that’s why I love them.

Medical Breakthrough

2008-05-25T10:50:00.000-07:00

Prescribed by the Great Physician

When there is a will, there is a way

2008-05-25T10:29:00.000-07:00

When someone tells you that you can't do something

Look around
Consider all options
Then GO for it!
Use all the things God gave you!Be creative!

In the end, you will succeed and prove them wrong!

Always remember

"When there is a will, there is a way"

thank you for loving me

2008-03-26T23:10:00.005-07:00

It is Monday again. A morning which I’m trying to set my mood to work with full of pressures and somehow I’m trying to sort out how to manage my slave drive boss. =) I knew that this day will be again a long day to me at work. A hard one for me. Whenever I feel this thing I ask God to comfort me. And at this very hour, my God impressed me into a book of Luke 18:1 which says “...always pray and not give up” then chance upon to see an email from a friend with a music video entitled “Thank you for loving me” by Tommy Walker. It wowed me. Unconsciously, it gave me a soothe feeling to start my day with His presence.

Have a great week with the Lords lavished love!

thank you for loving me

2008-03-26T23:10:00.003-07:00

thank you for loving me

2008-03-26T23:10:00.001-07:00

Prayer – Does it Make Ay Difference?

2008-03-04T11:25:00.000-08:00

I found it so amazing when God impressed me to lead the prayer ministry in our church because honestly I’m not a prayerful person but a worshipful person. I just love to sing for the Lord. And somehow, it made me think why me. I seldom question God’s leading but this time I’m asking Him why...It really made me thinks for awhile and by some means I need to reassess my life. And this is where my battle within begins... =)

I was given a book by Philip Yancey entitled Prayer – Does it make any difference? (Thanks to Carlomer, this is his birthday presence to me *wink*). I am still in Part 1 up to chapter 3 yet thoughts from it keep on captivating to my deepest being. And let me share to you the first part of it.

It says that prayer is a life with God. Like a relationship, it includes moments of ecstasy, dullness, and mindless distraction, and acute concentration, flashes of joy and bouts of irritation. It has features in common with all relationships that matter. Though lot of us experienced prayer as a burden than as a pleasure so we often struggling to pray because we have the constant sensation of not enough: not enough time, not enough rest, not enough leisure and for that, we fit God behind our schedule. This is what we should think of prayer from what Thomas Merton says”Prayer is an expression of who we are...We are living incompleteness. We are a gap, an emptiness that calls for fulfillment.” We pray because we have nowhere else to turn to.

A complete dependency to God. That’s it. And that is why Prayer does a big difference.

PUSH

2008-01-29T06:30:00.000-08:00

A man was sleeping one night in his cabin when suddenly his room

Filled with light, and God appeared. The Lord told the man he had
something for him to do, and showed him a large rock in front of his cabin.

The Lord explained that the man was to Push against the rock with
all his might...

So, this the man did, day after day. For many years he toiled from

Sun-up to sun-down, his shoulders set squarely against the cold,

Massive surface of the unmoving rock, pushing with all his might!

Each night the man returned to his cabin sore and worn out,

Feeling that his whole day had been spent in vain.
Since the man was showing discouragement, the Adversary (Satan)
decided to enter the picture by placing thoughts into the weary mind:
(He will do it every time)!

You have been pushing against that rock for a long time and it hasn't

moved." Thus, he gave the man the impression that the task was
impossible and that he was a failure. These thoughts discouraged

and disheartened the man.

Satan said, "Why kill yourself over this? Just put in your time,

Giving just the minimum effort; and that will be good enough."

That's what the weary man planned to do, but decided to make it a

matter of Prayer and to take his troubled thoughts to The Lord.

"Lord," he said, "I have labored long and hard in Your Service,

putting all my strength to do that which you have asked. Yet, after all

this time, I have not even budged that rock by half a millimeter.

What is wrong? Why am I failing?"

The Lord responded compassionately, "My friend, when I asked you

to serve Me and you accepted, I told you that your task was to push

against the rock with all of your strength, which you have done.

Never once did I mention to you that I expected you to move it.

Your task was to push. And now you come to Me with your strength
spent, thinking that you have failed.

But, is that really so? Look at yourself. Your arms are strong and

muscled, your back shiny and brown; your hands are callused from
constant pressure, your legs have become massive and hard.

Through opposition you have grown much, and your abilities now

surpass that which you used to have. True, you haven't moved the

rock.

But your calling was to be Obedient and to push and to exercise
your Faith and trust in My Wisdom. That you have done.
Now I, my friend, will move the rock."

At times, when we hear a word from God, we tend to use our own

intellect to decipher what He Wants, when actually what God wants
is just simple obedience and faith in Him.

By all means, exercise the Faith that moves mountains, but know

that it is still God Who moves The Mountains.

When everything seems to go wrong.........................Just P.U.S.H.

When the job gets you down.......................................Just P.U.S.H.

When people don't do as you think they should........Just P.U.S.H.

When your money is "gone" and the bills are due....Just P.U.S.H.

When people just don't understand you...............Just P.U.S.H.

P = Pray

U = Until

S = Something

H = Happens

"Trying to Please Everyone" an article from Rick Warren

2007-12-17T04:42:00.000-08:00

Okay, the truth is you can't please everyone and God doesn't expect
you to do that!
If you've been in ministry for even just a few months, you've
probably realized that there are some people you can't please. No
matter what you do or what you try or how nice you are to them, you
just can't please them.
It's just a fact of life: you can't please everybody.
Not only that, you don't need to please everybody.
"It is dangerous to be concerned with what others think of you."
(Proverbs 29:25, TEV)
It's an emotional trap when you start worrying about what other
people think. You don't have to please everybody any more than you
can please everybody. It's a myth to think that in order to be
happy, you must be liked and approved of by everyone you meet. It's
just not true. It's like the saying goes, "You end up buying things
you don't need with money you don't have to please people you don't
even like!"
Even God can't please everybody.
In John 8:29, Jesus said, "I always do what pleases him." (NIV)
One person wants it to rain; another wants sunshine. One wants the
San Diego Padres to win; another wants the Padres to lose. I was
once in Texas talking to oil people, and they want oil prices to go
up; most of us hope they go down.
Even God can't please everybody, and only a fool would try to do
what even God can't do.
If you want to survive in ministry and be effective in ministry,
you must come to grips with the fact that you can't please
everybody.
So how do you handle these difficult, hard-to-please people? One
thing you don't do is cave in; just because you're a Christian
doesn't mean you're supposed to submit and let others manipulate
you.
Romans 12:2 (Phillips) says, "Don't let the world around you
squeeze you into its own mold."
The truth is, no one can pressure you without your permission. If
you feel pressured by someone, you're allowing yourself to feel
pressured by that person. If you feel controlled or manipulated,
you're allowing yourself to be controlled or manipulated.
You don't have to do that! It's OK to stand up for what's right.
It's OK to be assertive. Many Christians are afraid to speak up.
Many think it's more spiritual to just be quiet and put up with it
all. But God doesn't expect you to be a doormat - and he didn't
make you to be a wimp.
Isn't a Christian supposed to be meek? Yes, you are supposed to be
meek. But meekness is not weakness. There's a big difference.
Meekness literally means "strength under control." Picture a wild
stallion that has been broken and is now tamed. That stallion still
has as much power as when he was wild, but now that power is
bottled up for the master's use.
Only two people in the Bible were called meek - Jesus and Moses.
Neither of them were weaklings or wimps. They were strong men of
conviction. God doesn't expect you to just cave in every time
somebody wants to manipulate you or control you. What would you do
if someone asked you to do something immoral or illegal or
unreasonable? You'd say no!
For a Christian, "No" is not a dirty word. It's OK to say "No." In
fact, it's necessary from time to time. I meet many Christians who
don't know how to say, "No." They're about to burn out because
they've said "Yes" to fifty things that they shouldn't be doing.
Learn to say "No" when necessary.
Jesus was that he walked around the hills of Jerusalem picking
flowers and talking about peace and love with a limp wrist. This
concept has crept into the church and we've become afraid to teach
people to have convictions.
As a result, Christian kids are hooked on drugs because they simply
don't know how to say "No." They don't know how to stand up against
peer pressure. They don't know the correct way to be assertive.
The Bible tells us to say "yes" when we mean yes, and "no" when we
mean no. It doesn't tell us we need to feel guilty about doing so.
It doesn't say we have to make excuses for our decisions. Let your
"yes" be yes and your "no" be no and don't make excuses. Don't feel
guilty.
You can't get through life, let alone ministry, without eventually
being around someone who will try to intimidate you, try to control
you, and try to manipulate you. How does God want us to deal with
intimidating people?
2 Timothy 1:7 (Good News) gives us the answer: "For the spirit that
God has given us does not make us timid. Instead his spirit fills
us with power, love, and self control."
That's the way God wants you to deal with people. He wants you to
deal with them in power (confidence), in love (focusing on their
needs), and in self-control. God's Spirit doesn't make us timid. It
doesn't turn us into weaklings.

The Phillips translation of this verse says, "God has not given us
the spirit of cowardice." The Living Bible version says, "God
doesn't want you to be afraid of people."
Yet, I know Christians all the time who unconsciously think, "I
have to be afraid of people in order to be spiritual. I just have
to let people have their own way." If you'll look at the Bible,
you'll see that's not the case.
You won't please everyone. That's a fact. So stop trying! When
those difficult people come along, hold your ground, pray for those
who persecute you, and leave the rest to God.
If you've been in ministry for even just a few months, you've
probably realized that there are some people you can't please. No
matter what you do or what you try or how nice you are to them, you
just can't please them.
It's just a fact of life: you can't please everybody.
Not only that, you don't need to please everybody.
"It is dangerous to be concerned with what others think of you."
(Proverbs 29:25, TEV)
It's an emotional trap when you start worrying about what other
people think. You don't have to please everybody any more than you
can please everybody. It's a myth to think that in order to be
happy, you must be liked and approved of by everyone you meet. It's
just not true. It's like the saying goes, "You end up buying things
you don't need with money you don't have to please people you don't
even like!"
Even God can't please everybody.
In John 8:29, Jesus said, "I always do what pleases him." (NIV)
One person wants it to rain; another wants sunshine. One wants the
San Diego Padres to win; another wants the Padres to lose. I was
once in Texas talking to oil people, and they want oil prices to go
up; most of us hope they go down.
Even God can't please everybody, and only a fool would try to do
what even God can't do.
If you want to survive in ministry and be effective in ministry,
you must come to grips with the fact that you can't please
everybody.
So how do you handle these difficult, hard-to-please people? One
thing you don't do is cave in; just because you're a Christian
doesn't mean you're supposed to submit and let others manipulate
you.
Romans 12:2 (Phillips) says, "Don't let the world around you
squeeze you into its own mold."
The truth is, no one can pressure you without your permission. If
you feel pressured by someone, you're allowing yourself to feel
pressured by that person. If you feel controlled or manipulated,
you're allowing yourself to be controlled or manipulated.
You don't have to do that! It's OK to stand up for what's right.
It's OK to be assertive. Many Christians are afraid to speak up.
Many think it's more spiritual to just be quiet and put up with it
all. But God doesn't expect you to be a doormat - and he didn't
make you to be a wimp.
Isn't a Christian supposed to be meek? Yes, you are supposed to be
meek. But meekness is not weakness. There's a big difference.
Meekness literally means "strength under control." Picture a wild
stallion that has been broken and is now tamed. That stallion still
has as much power as when he was wild, but now that power is
bottled up for the master's use.
Only two people in the Bible were called meek - Jesus and Moses.
Neither of them were weaklings or wimps. They were strong men of
conviction. God doesn't expect you to just cave in every time
somebody wants to manipulate you or control you. What would you do
if someone asked you to do something immoral or illegal or
unreasonable? You'd say no!
For a Christian, "No" is not a dirty word. It's OK to say "No." In
fact, it's necessary from time to time. I meet many Christians who
don't know how to say, "No." They're about to burn out because
they've said "Yes" to fifty things that they shouldn't be doing.
Learn to say "No" when necessary.
For some reason, a prevalent concept about Jesus was that he walked
around the hills of Jerusalem picking flowers and talking about
peace and love with a limp wrist. This concept has crept into the
church and we've become afraid to teach people to have convictions.
As a result, Christian kids are hooked on drugs because they simply
don't know how to say "No." They don't know how to stand up against
peer pressure. They don't know the correct way to be assertive.
The Bible tells us to say "yes" when we mean yes, and "no" when we
mean no. It doesn't tell us we need to feel guilty about doing so.
It doesn't say we have to make excuses for our decisions. Let your
"yes" be yes and your "no" be no and don't make excuses. Don't feel
guilty.
You can't get through life, let alone ministry, without eventually
being around someone who will try to intimidate you, try to control
you, and try to manipulate you. How does God want us to deal with
intimidating people?
2 Timothy 1:7 (Good News) gives us the answer: "For the spirit that
God has given us does not make us timid. Instead his spirit fills
us with power, love, and self control."
That's the way God wants you to deal with people. He wants you to
deal with them in power (confidence), in love (focusing on their
needs), and in self-control. God's Spirit doesn't make us timid. It
doesn't turn us into weaklings.
The Phillips translation of this verse says, "God has not given us
the spirit of cowardice." The Living Bible version says, "God
doesn't want you to be afraid of people."
Yet, I know Christians all the time who unconsciously think, "I
have to be afraid of people in order to be spiritual. I just have
to let people have their own way." If you'll look at the Bible,
you'll see that's not the case.
You won't please everyone. That's a fact. So stop trying! When
those difficult people come along, hold your ground, pray for those
who persecute you, and leave the rest to God.

Light in every darkness

2007-12-12T13:27:00.000-08:00

Whatever your cross, whatever your pain,

there will always be sunshine, after the rain ....

Perhaps you may stumble, perhaps even fall,

But God's always ready, To answer your call ...

He knows every heartache, sees every tear,

A word from His lips, can calm every fear ...

Your sorrows may linger, throughout the night,

But suddenly vanish, in dawn's early light ...

The Savior is waiting, somewhere above,

To give you His grace, and send you His love...

Whatever your cross, whatever your pain,

"God always sends rainbows ....

after the rain ... "

To get out of difficulty, one must usually go through it!

Inspirational Cartoons

2007-12-10T02:38:00.000-08:00

Is God’s power sufficient for all my spiritual needs?

2007-10-31T05:28:00.000-07:00

A lot of times I failed, I felt hopeless, felt nothing to do in times of crisis. I know I’m victorious coz I have Christ in my heart, but why am I always felt like I’m a looser?

October 31, 2007 at 12:29am, I open my bible at Ephesians 1:19 and God answered me right away.  “And his incomparably great power for us who BELIEVE. That power is like the working of his mighty strength.” I’m about to shout by then. I knew God, I quite knew His word, and I knew His miraculous works especially in my life. And yet what I have known can’t make me believe.

Furthermore, I was lead into another verse – Ephesians 3:16-19 says “I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power THROUGH HIS SPIRIT in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through FAITH. And I pray that you, being ROOTED and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love surpasses KNOWLEDGE-that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.

Let me digest what I have read:
Through His Spirit – it clearly indicated that we will be strengthening with power by His guiding presence not by MY OWN strength.
Faith – I know, I don’t have lots of this. To believe on not only what MY EYES can see.
Rooted – This is so hard to get. I’m imagining a tree rooted in a soil. And I’m imagining that a tree to be perfectly rooted is that it has to be cultivated and nurtured. So this means that I have to have a constant prayer time, devotion and fellowship with among Christians. And not by WHAT I WANT TO DO which was heavily influence by this world.

I’m so much overwhelmed by what God taught me today. I’m seeing myself as a looser because this is what the enemy wants me to see myself. And as a follower of Christ, why am I being dim-witted thinking that way? When I know I have a God who have an immeasurable power. It is a matter of perspective, whether it will be in my work, in my relationships, in my ministry, all for the Lord’s glory, I claimed that I will be a 95% Ivy Aznar and not a usual 75% Ivy Aznar. I firmly believed that if I allow God to work on me, all my weaknesses I have can become areas of great strength.

No One Else Knows

2007-08-04T17:49:00.001-07:00

My world is closing in
On the inside
But I’m not showing it
When all I am is crying out
I hold it in and fake a smile
Still I’m broken
I’m broken
Only one can understand
And only one can hold the hand
Of the broken
Of the broken

When no one else knows how I feel
Your love for me is proven real
When no one else cares where I’ve been
You run to me with outstretched hands
And You hold me in your arms
Again

I need no explanation of why me
I just need confirmation
Only You could understand the
emptiness inside my head
I am falling
I am falling
I’m falling down upon my knees
To find the one who gives me peace
I am flying
Lord I am flying

When no one else knows how I feel
Your love for me is proven real
When no one else cares where I’ve been
You run to me with outstretched hands
And You hold me in Your arms
Again

I have come to you in search of faith
Cause I can’t see beyond this place
Oh You are God and I am man
So I’ll leave it in Your hands

"It hurts when we risk our hearts and it ends up being broken"

2007-07-24T07:15:00.000-07:00

It started as acquaintance, a first hello to each other then years past you eventually became friends unintentionally. That friendship grows over the years. Without a point, you have gained trust to each other. You are sharing one another’s experience, opinion, futures. And you became best friends. But then unknowingly and unaware, you caught yourself falling to him. That at first you didn’t know how to take it and you are in denying time. You ask a common friend to help you this things up. It seems the situation is not on your side. People surrounding you are seeking an answer that lies behind your unexplainable connection.

But one day, the circumstances fell into a place that can give a factor to your unrequited mind. He made known emphatically that you only have a very plain “friendship”. You thought its okay...you thought it didn’t mind you. Another one day...you just been open and had only known that you are hurting. It even hurt you more because you don’t have guts to tell what you feel – that you like him more than a friend. Because you are afraid to take a risk, you are afraid that what he said earlier is really true. And just because you wanted to save the friendship, you ought not to take a chance of a possible loss of a best friend. All of this... you are keeping it inside and try to process it on your own. You are deciding to forget the feeling and yet you are still with him, trying to balance the relationship. You still care for him, you still need him, and you still love him.

The question will be...how long will you be taking the pain? It hurts you even more when you are still holding on though you already know that you are waiting for nothing.

-> Thanks Rab for the insightful talk. ^_^

Being happy without a question...

2007-07-21T03:22:00.000-07:00

It may sound nonsense but that’s what I feel today. I feel that I’m back again from my sane. Hehehe!!! I’m not in love...just for your information. But hopefully soon...hahaha!!!! Maybe it’s time for me to enjoy my life, the blessings I’ve neglected from the past. Problems are still there and they might add each in everyday but I have learned to lift it up to God.

Well, I don’t want to be look like crazy huh? =) I’m happy because I discover to be humble, to respect others, to be simple, to be considerate, to care for others, to expect less. It doesn’t mean I’m opposite to what I ascertained. Hmm... Maybe I’m leaving those important things behind unintentionally and I am trying to bring it back.

Are you not happy now? Why don’t you try the things I discovered? Besides happiness gives radiance to our physical beauty. =)

Pressing on Toward the Goal

2007-07-11T10:08:00.000-07:00

Isn't it good to know that God loves us so much He made us in His image and for His glory? Wow! It is amazing that we would be given the privilege of glorifying Almighty God. And, as you are faithful to seek Him with all your heart, He will show you how.

And even though many times we fail and cannot see the reason for our failure, God will show us that also. I thank God for second chances, and third, and fourth... until by His Grace we are able to get it right for good.

In the meantime, we keep on keeping on pressing toward that mark: Philippians 3:
12Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.
13Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,
14I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

One thing I know, God is faithful. He meets us where we are and takes us where He wants us to be as we humbly submit ourselves to Him and to His teachings.

Know that I am thanking God for giving us the mind to seek Him and glorify Him in all that we do.

Something Said

2007-07-07T09:07:00.000-07:00

“The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For out of the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks.” Luke 6:45

It is true that whatever comes out of our mouth, it came from our heart. Even it will be a joke or subconsciously saying without thinking. I realize that our words have its own power. A simple praise to your peers can uplift a low self-esteemed person. A mocking word can destroy once confidence and can create insecurities. Words can build friendship or can have an enemy. I personally admit that I sometimes overused that power or neither neglecting to exercise it in a right time. No matter how it was used, it is our character, attitude or our personality that shows. It is a matter on what character would you like to form? What attitude/personality would you like others to see? But for me, I would be fond of people to see me as caring, considerate and loving person. So it means that I have to invest to cultivate my moral in life. How will it be, with this world full of knowledge yet forgot to understand people? Well, simply invest with God. Identify with and know the heart of Jesus Christ. For this, we can fully got wisdom on what words should come out of our mouth.

I pray that through and through, Lord will remind me on what words to be use.

Let's have worship...

2007-07-04T10:13:00.000-07:00

Immerse yourself to God's love as you listen to these songs of praise and worship.

Transformers The Movie - A big wow!!!

2007-07-02T10:09:00.000-07:00

Compared to other sci-fi action movies...this is the only one I adored and been appreciated too much. I love the overall of it...from the actors, cinematography, comedy lines and scenes, running, actions and of course the transformation of the robots. Hehehe!!! I like the scene when was Sam is getting the eyeglass of his great grandfather and autobots are hiding from Sam’s parents like they are only playing. And the scene when Sam is taking Mikaela a ride to home then Bumblebee instantly park into a place with a romantic sight. Witty Bumblebee!

But the most line scene that remarks me is when Optimus Prime justifies the human race to save from the destroying hands of Megathron. I even forgot the exact scene where it was delivered. My thoughts are trying to absorb all of it but I failed. The last line I know is Optimus Prime talks about the freedom that the human race had. Isn't its true? There are more things that the movie inspired about....the family, teamwork, appreciation, trust and so on. I can’t contain all those things but if given a chance, I’ll watch it again.

The Unforgettable Cebu Adventure...

2007-06-28T10:01:00.000-07:00

Here are some of the pictures taken just to show you the spectacular (what a word!) experience I got when I am in Cebu for 4 days and 4 nights. Enjoy!

Emptiness from Comfort and Pleasure

2007-06-20T23:56:00.000-07:00

I’m in the 17th floor of the Cyber one Building and I see that the weather is too cloudy and breeze. It looks so sad and blue. It seems inviting to rest and lay you for long in bed but I couldn’t, because I need to work. Although gazing the climate from my sight, I’m relating what I see on what is my condition today....though you may see its calmness, you can glimpse a darkness on it. Likewise, I am comforted by my work and pleasured from my hobbies...I feel the emptiness surrounded me. Why I am sensing this way? A question that was part by part answered by my God. Feeling of emptiness is the same as feeling away from my Savior. The more you are used on what is in this world is the more you are getting away from your Heavenly Father. It’s true; it surprises me on how our cultural influence affects the personality or the principle of an individual. The life practicality is now based from majority and not from the Word of God. I myself am the victim of this world. Thoughts and thinking that I believe is wrong but due to the call of circumstances, it became right. And the issue is who will be the authority of this life? Is it this world who can give you temporary happiness or the God who can give peace even in the midst of our worst situation? Is it to this world who offers selfishness or to the God who give fullness of love? We know the answer, but our natural being shouts contradictory. That is where we brought to emptiness, we looses from the internal battle. However, if we look the word emptiness in a different perspective, it is also our opportunity to get closer to God. It is our chance to know Him better, to experience His love and to worship Him. So let’s take that opportunity.

Face up to the Great Challenge

2007-05-31T22:17:00.001-07:00

I’m officially out in the music ministry. This is one of the hardest decisions I made in my life. I’ve been to it for almost 10 years. I love to sing. I wanted to share and let somebody to see the true worship, offering a sweet song and touching our great Lord’s heart. And now, I have to give it up and surrender my will and believe and obey to God’s calling. I cried this out and wrestling against my human nature. Many things come up in my mind. Most of it shows my pride...of me comparing my talent to other Christians...of me with pride seeing myself in front of congregation...of me thinking on how will people see me in my outfit. It is all of me...ashamed to say it but it’s true. And now God is leading me to submit my will and be humbled for His glory. I am now starting in my new assignment...leading closely the other people to experience more God in their lives. I’m a bit afraid because this is very new to me. And I am reminded again that what I will do is to lift God’s name and not myself. This great challenge is what I have to face. I am excited on His works. I know that there will be pain...different people to deal with...need to extend my patience...and be more compassionate.

However, I will not quit on singing admiration to God. I will worship Him forever and I will live to bring Him praises.

Wednesday, May 30, 2007 Log in time ---> 8:10 AM

2007-05-29T18:26:00.000-07:00

This is miracle! =)

My alarm clock is always set at 6:00 to 6:30 am but I always get up from my bed at 7:30. So with the estimated time preparation of 1 hour, I will be out from my house at 8:30 so it means I’ll be at work by 9:30am. AND I’M LATE...again and again...that’s my 1st half morning routine.

I am really having difficulty or struggling to wake up and get up early. That is where I used to. That’s my habit. And this really affects my working attitude. In the monthly meeting of the Singapore team, absences and late is constantly the topic issue. And they are very aware that I am hit by this subject. Hehehe!!! Well, they just reiterated us on the condition on giving fine of Php 20 to those who are late and Php 100 for the 4 consecutive late. Waaahhh! They will truly make a big fund out of me. Hahaha!!!

But in fact, to end this issue of mine, I just need to make a decision. To stand on that decision whether to have a habit of being late or to practice myself on being early. Of course, it is more advantageous to go to work early. We all know that. Not just in work but to our other commitment meeting. And I started it today; I just hope I can set to this on the next days to come. ^_^

So Much Enough For Me

2007-05-27T20:17:00.000-07:00

Just last week, when my struggle is getting over me, I’m so pre-occupied of everything...my belief...my faith...my career...my family...my ministry. But then, there is this little tingling voice that catches my attention to read the book of Victory over the Darkness by Neil Anderson. Though it was kept in my cabinet for so long, I don’t find a time or it will be appropriate to say “interest” to read this book. I’m now in Chapter 4 and I find it is so amazing; it tackles on how to realize the power of our identity in Christ. Most of my unanswered questions were talked about like how I see myself, how I have this power that I’m not able to use in my everyday life and how blessed I am despite the odd life I have. As I’m reading this book, the more I deeply understand the love of God and claimed that I’m his child and it was so privilege to be under His care. But despite of these facts, our natural being is wickedly declaring not to claim this good news. I must admit that I have to consciously remind myself and convince me further that I am being loved...I am accepted and I’m forgiven because Jesus already shed His blood and died because of me. That is SO MUCH ENOUGH for me.

I just don't want to be lonely

2007-05-22T05:21:00.000-07:00

Recently, I'm in the state of feeling lonely. Last wednesday night, I really don't feel to attend the fellowship in Graceplace small group. But having an idea that this might help me ease the restlessness, I controlled my weak spirit to attend. Though it was a blessed night, it seems that it didn't work on me but I know other members were touched on the topic we had shared. And the day ended but the bad feeling is still there. Thursday came, I just texted my colleague that i'll be late (I'm always late, as usual) just catering that bad feeling. But to my surprise, bad news came from my brother which make me more felt bad. So I decided to text Ate Joy and meet her @ Shangrila instead of working. We had a coffee time at Figaro and shared to her my feelings I had since wednesday night. Well, she simply concluded that I need...a partner in life soon... which I thought and declaring to my friends that I don't need them. Realizing from my denying position, I actually admit it. Hahaha!!! Well, at least I know where to start and how will I deal on it. You might ask, on how will I act on it, well it's a secret...that's too personal. Hahaha!!!

2007-03-12T09:08:00.001-07:00

It's Time To Give

2007-03-11T21:29:00.000-07:00

When I'm thinking the word "GIVING", it reminded me the story of my old time friend. It was the time when she bought her pamangkin a present when she visited her. I can't recall the exact thing my friend gave but I remember she emphasize it was too expensive. Then just few hours past after she handed her gift to a little angel with a guesstimate age of 5-7, she saw that her pamangkin is giving away/sharing the expensive presents to her playmates. At first, my friend got very disappointed and would have immediately catch the little girl's attention to stressed out how much the gift were. But on the other side of her mind she thinking of something...
She compared the gift she gave to her pamangkin to things we possess in our lives. Like friends, money, job, clothes, intelligence and etc...If we come to think of it, these are actually not our own. We just adopt it from this world, this world with temporary things. Things provided by our God which can vanish anytime if He will. And at times we forgot those facts and been guided by our own decision, influenced by our worldly environment so we hardly sometimes share the blessings of what we have. We mostly justify to ourselves that this things were earned with great difficulty but in fact they just momentarily given to you to take care of.
I am reminded again...trough that little girl's act. As Matthew 18:2 says "I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven". Even in the minds of little ones can get a big lessons.....